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V.E. Day - Heading Home by Nicolas Trudgian. - Cranston Military Prints

V.E. Day - Heading Home by Nicolas Trudgian.


V.E. Day - Heading Home by Nicolas Trudgian.

Only 50 copies available.
Item Code : DHM2705V.E. Day - Heading Home by Nicolas Trudgian. - Editions AvailableExtra....

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Signed edition prints.
Great value : Value of signatures exceeds price of item!		 Paper size 15 inches x 12 inches (38cm x 31cm)
Bell, J Frank

Flight Officer J Frank Bell
409th B G. A-26 pilot, flew his first combat mission Dec 15th 1944. Shot down and taken POW April 16th 1945.
Signature Value : £35
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Conte, Ralph F

Captain Ralph F Conte (deceased)
Navigator / Bombardier, Ralph flew 65 combat missions in the A-20 & A-26
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Downing, Wayne E

Died : 2018
First Lt Wayne E Downing (deceased)
A pilot, Wayne Downing flew Douglas A20 Havoc light bombers with the 416th Bomb Group, the first Group to fly the A20 in Europe. On D-Day the 416th BG targeted Argentan, a major German troop crossroads, and later in the day a second mission to hit a major marshalling yard. Moving to France in September 1944, in October he converted over to flying the more advanced A26 Invader. Wayne Downing flew a total of 86 combat missions. Post-war he stayed with the Air Force flying the B-47 and B-52 unt
Signature Value : £45
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McBride, Leonard R

Died : 2009
First Lt Leonard R McBride (deceased)
Flew 65 missions with the 416th Bomb Group flying the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader. He died on 9th September 2009.
Signature Value : £40
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Milow, Arthur R

Died : 2012
Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow (deceased)
Arthur Milow was Commanding Officer of the 643rd Squadron, 409th Bomb Group, and commanded a total of 66 combat missions flying the Douglas A20 Havoc, and A26 Invader. He flew combat missions during the D-Day operations, and later took part in the Battle of the Bulge. He died on 28th June 2012.
Signature Value : £45
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Shea, Daniel F

Died : 2004
Colonel Daniel F Shea (deceased)
Flew with the 668th Bomb Squadron, 416th Bomb Group. Graduate of West Point. He flew 66 missions as A-20 Havoc pilot, including one on the 22nd of June 1944 where he was wounded when his aircraft was hit by flak over the target. He managed to get the aircraft safely to the ground in France. He died on 25th July 2004.
Signature Value : £35
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
Schuler, Arthur J

First Lt Arthur J Schuler
409th B. G. 37 mission A-26 pilot, buzzed Paris with other Group planes on VE Day, and told us 'we blew the dust off the Arc de Triomphe!'
Signature Value : £35
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE

Wheeler, Dick

Died : 2009
Colonel Dick Wheeler (deceased)
Graduating from West Point in 1943, he was a pilot of the A-20 Havoc with the 416th Bomb Group in England. He flew 69 missions in Europe, including D-Day. Remaining with the Air Force after the war, he set a world record for a high altitude bail out and was involved in missile testing. He remained in the aviation industry after retiring from the Air Force in 1968. He died on 29th December 2009.
Signature Value : £35
CLICK HERE FOR FULL PROFILE
 
+ Artist : Nicolas Trudgian

Signature(s) value alone : £310		£30 Off!Now : £140.00

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J Frank Bell - A pilot of the A-26 Invader with the 409th Bomb Group, he flew his first mission on 15th December 1944. He was shot down and taken prisoner on 16th April 1945.<br><br>Leonard R McBride - Flew 65 missions with the 416th Bomb Group flying the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader. He died in 2009.

Clipped Signature - J Frank Bell.		 It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing German reinforcements from reaching the battle front, the Ninth Air Force launched a series of low-level attacks on enemy ground forces as they wind their way through the Ardennes. Flying conditions were not easy, cloud bases were low, and snow was in the air. Nicolas Trudgians new painting recreates an attack on January 23, 1945, by Douglas A-20 Havocs of the 410th Bomb Group. Locating an enemy convoy in open space near the German town of Blankenheim, the Havoc pilots make a swift attack diving from 8000 feet, catching the German force by surprise: Hurtling down the line of vehicles at 320mph they release their parafrag bombs from 300 feet then, dropping just above the roofs of the army trucks continue down the column blasting everything in sight with their forward-firing .50mm caliber machine guns. In the space of a few minutes the attack is completed and the convoy decimated. With ammunition expended and fuel running low the A-20 Havocs climb out of the zone and head for base in France. A 20mm shell has hit the lead aircraft wounding the Bombardier/Navigator Gordon Jones, which will seriously hamper their return through a blizzard, but all aircraft make it safely home - the lead aircraft, on landing, counting over 100 holes of various sizes. For their part in leading the successful attack the Lead Pilot Russell Fellers and Bombardier/Navigator Gordon G. Jones received the Silver Star.<br><br><b>Published 2001.<br><br>Signed by A-20 Havoc combat aircrews, including two Silver Star recipients, from World War Two.</b>

Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian.		 Ralph F Conte - A bombardier / navigator with the 416th Bomb Group, he flew his first mission on 4th March 1944. Flying a total of 65 combat missions in the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader, he was awarded the Purple Heart after being wounded by flak on 18th July 1944. He died in 2016. <br><br>Arthur R Milow - Commanding Officer of the 643rd Bomb Squadron, 409th Bomb Group, he flew 66 combat missions in the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader, including on D-Day itself and in the Battle of the Bulge. He died in 2012. <br><br>Wayne E Downing - A pilot on the A-20 Havoc with the 416th Bomb Group, he flew missions D-Day. He later converted to the A-26 Invader, completing a total of 86 combat missons. Post-war he stayed with the Air Force flying the B-47 and B-52 until 1962, becoming a maths teacher after leaving the service. He died in 2018.

Clipped Signature - Ralph F Conte.		 It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing German reinforcements from reaching the battle front, the Ninth Air Force launched a series of low-level attacks on enemy ground forces as they wind their way through the Ardennes. Flying conditions were not easy, cloud bases were low, and snow was in the air. Nicolas Trudgians new painting recreates an attack on January 23, 1945, by Douglas A-20 Havocs of the 410th Bomb Group. Locating an enemy convoy in open space near the German town of Blankenheim, the Havoc pilots make a swift attack diving from 8000 feet, catching the German force by surprise: Hurtling down the line of vehicles at 320mph they release their parafrag bombs from 300 feet then, dropping just above the roofs of the army trucks continue down the column blasting everything in sight with their forward-firing .50mm caliber machine guns. In the space of a few minutes the attack is completed and the convoy decimated. With ammunition expended and fuel running low the A-20 Havocs climb out of the zone and head for base in France. A 20mm shell has hit the lead aircraft wounding the Bombardier/Navigator Gordon Jones, which will seriously hamper their return through a blizzard, but all aircraft make it safely home - the lead aircraft, on landing, counting over 100 holes of various sizes. For their part in leading the successful attack the Lead Pilot Russell Fellers and Bombardier/Navigator Gordon G. Jones received the Silver Star.<br><br><b>Published 2001.<br><br>Signed by A-20 Havoc combat aircrews, including two Silver Star recipients, from World War Two.</b>

Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian.
Signatures on these products
*The value given for each signature has been calculated by us based on the historical significance and rarity of the signature and is for the unmatted version where available. Values of many pilot signatures have risen in recent years and will likely continue to rise as they become more and more rare.
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Flight Officer J Frank Bell
*Signature Value : £35

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Bell, J Frank
(Flight Officer J Frank Bell)

409th B G. A-26 pilot, flew his first combat mission Dec 15th 1944. Shot down and taken POW April 16th 1945.




Captain Ralph F Conte (deceased)
*Signature Value : £40

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Conte, Ralph F
(Captain Ralph F Conte (deceased))

Navigator / Bombardier, Ralph flew 65 combat missions in the A-20 & A-26




First Lt Wayne E Downing (deceased)
Died : 2018
*Signature Value : £45

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Downing, Wayne E
(First Lt Wayne E Downing (deceased))

A pilot, Wayne Downing flew Douglas A20 Havoc light bombers with the 416th Bomb Group, the first Group to fly the A20 in Europe. On D-Day the 416th BG targeted Argentan, a major German troop crossroads, and later in the day a second mission to hit a major marshalling yard. Moving to France in September 1944, in October he converted over to flying the more advanced A26 Invader. Wayne Downing flew a total of 86 combat missions. Post-war he stayed with the Air Force flying the B-47 and B-52 until 1962, becoming a maths teacher after leaving the service. He died on 4th August 2018.




First Lt Leonard R McBride (deceased)
Died : 2009
*Signature Value : £40

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


McBride, Leonard R
(First Lt Leonard R McBride (deceased))

Flew 65 missions with the 416th Bomb Group flying the A-20 Havoc and A-26 Invader. He died on 9th September 2009.




Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow (deceased)
Died : 2012
*Signature Value : £45

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Milow, Arthur R
(Lt Colonel Arthur R Milow (deceased))

Arthur Milow was Commanding Officer of the 643rd Squadron, 409th Bomb Group, and commanded a total of 66 combat missions flying the Douglas A20 Havoc, and A26 Invader. He flew combat missions during the D-Day operations, and later took part in the Battle of the Bulge. He died on 28th June 2012.




Colonel Daniel F Shea (deceased)
Died : 2004
*Signature Value : £35

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Shea, Daniel F
(Colonel Daniel F Shea (deceased))

Flew with the 668th Bomb Squadron, 416th Bomb Group. Graduate of West Point. He flew 66 missions as A-20 Havoc pilot, including one on the 22nd of June 1944 where he was wounded when his aircraft was hit by flak over the target. He managed to get the aircraft safely to the ground in France. He died on 25th July 2004.




First Lt Arthur J Schuler
*Signature Value : £35

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Schuler, Arthur J
(First Lt Arthur J Schuler)

409th B. G. 37 mission A-26 pilot, buzzed Paris with other Group planes on VE Day, and told us 'we blew the dust off the Arc de Triomphe!'




Colonel Dick Wheeler (deceased)
Died : 2009
*Signature Value : £35

Editions signed :

Signed edition prints.


Wheeler, Dick
(Colonel Dick Wheeler (deceased))

Graduating from West Point in 1943, he was a pilot of the A-20 Havoc with the 416th Bomb Group in England. He flew 69 missions in Europe, including D-Day. Remaining with the Air Force after the war, he set a world record for a high altitude bail out and was involved in missile testing. He remained in the aviation industry after retiring from the Air Force in 1968. He died on 29th December 2009.
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